We dropped off our one-year old golden doodle extremely reluctant to have him away from our family for 3 weeks and pay for such an expensive service. However, we were at the point of desperation. No one could enter our house without being jumped on, scratched and barked at. The cat couldn’t walk passed him without being pounced. He was obnoxious when the kids had anything on the floor or tried to play games without his involvement. Counter-surfing and bull-dozing past the kids up/down stairs and in/out of doors was constant. We are an incredibly active family of six, but his reactive behaviors on walks and outside made him unmanageable- constantly keeping tension on the leash and pulling the entire walk no matter the distance and lunging at people and dogs that might pass at a distance with an ear piercing, nonstop bark that intimidated those passing by. To say the least, we loved our dog, but his behaviors made it difficult to live with him and an embarrassment to take out.Fast forward 3 weeks and our doodle is home and now a pleasure to have as a part of our family. He is now crate-trained and will enter his crate with the command “kennel” without hesitation. Our boy now waits patiently to be invited out of his kennel, up/down stairs and in/out of doors. He lays nicely at his “place” when the kids eat or play something that doesn’t need to involve him or when we let the garage door open to carry in groceries. He seems to have forgotten to bark and jump on us as we enter the house and now greets us, although excited, without barking and remaining on all fours. When we drop something or the cat walks by, a simple “leave-it” is all he needs to hear for him to refrain from touching it- no matter how tempting or yummy. He understands that “off” means he shouldn’t be on our furniture, although now rarely attempts to jump up. He’s seen our neighbors and other dogs outside and no longer attempts to take off or bark at them at all. He is so much more confident and less anxious. When we call his name, tell him to sit, lay down or wait, he listens the first time nearly every time, even with the distractions of our chaotic and fast-paced household. It’s like his true personality came out during those 3 weeks. He’s much more relaxed and laid back with an obvious discovery of impulse control that we will continue to practice with him daily. We’ve learned a lot as owners and can now help him to be a well-behaved dog that can now enjoy adventures with our family both on and off-leash because he’s an obedient, good dog. Thank you, Mike, for giving our family and our dog the freedom that comes with boundaries and knowing so many vital commands- it has changed our relationship with Nash forever.